Properties of raw glazes – The impact of composition, firing and functional coatings

۱٫ Introduction 1
۲٫ Literature review 5
۲٫۱ Glaze history 5
۲٫۲ The glassy state and glass structure 6
۲٫۳ Glaze formulation 8
۲٫۴ Raw materials and oxides 10
۲٫۵ Firing 14
۲٫۶ Melting behavior of ceramic glazes 16
۲٫۶٫۱ Hot-stage microscopy 16
۲٫۷ Properties of the fired glaze surface 20
۲٫۷٫۱ Surface appearance 20
۲٫۷٫۲ Phase composition 23
۲٫۷٫۲٫۱ Ceramic phase equilibrium diagrams 24
۲٫۷٫۲٫۲ Crystalline phases in glazes 26
۲٫۷٫۳ Mechanical durability 28
۲٫۷٫۴ Chemical durability 29
۲٫۷٫۵ Soiling and cleaning of glaze surfaces 32
۲٫۸ Improved surface properties through surface modification 33
۲٫۸٫۱ Photocatalytic and hydrophilic coatings 34
۲٫۸٫۲ Hydrophobic coatings 35
۲٫۸٫۳ Antibacterial and other functional coatings 37
۲٫۸٫۴ Smooth, transparent glazes 37
۲٫۸٫۵ Cleanability of functional coatings on glaze surfaces 37
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۲٫۸٫۶ Durability of functional coatings on glaze surfaces 38
۳٫ Materials and methods 40
۳٫۱ Raw materials and glaze compositions 40
۳٫۲ Manufacture of experimental glazes 43
۳٫۳ Melting behaviour with hot-stage microscopy (HSM) 44
۳٫۴ Surface characterization techniques 44
۳٫۵ Surface modification 46
۳٫۵٫۱ Application of coatings 46
۳٫۵٫۲ Surface performance characterization 47